Public affairs commentator, Mahdi Shehu, has condemned United States President Donald Trump over his recent threat to launch military action in Nigeria, warning that such interference could heighten religious tension and destabilise the country.
In a post shared on X on Sunday, November 2, Shehu accused Trump of exploiting religion to justify aggression, describing him as “a blood-thirsty Hollywood actor” and “a pretender about religion, morality, equality, human rights, justice and democracy.”
He said Trump’s claim of defending persecuted Christians in Nigeria was nothing but “faith pretence and hypocrisy,” stressing that the United States was in no moral position to lecture other nations on democracy or human rights.
“With a series of terror attacks and daily killings of its citizens, America is unable to alert its own people but has the effrontery to create a false sense of concern for others,” Shehu wrote.
He alleged that America has been a major source of global instability since 1945, killing millions of Christians and Muslims alike through wars and proxy conflicts driven by “selfish and sadistic motives.”
According to him, the U.S. promotes double standards by supporting authoritarian regimes where oil and arms profits are involved, while criticising African democracies.
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Shehu also accused America of protecting stolen funds from developing countries while blaming them for poor governance.
Warning against Trump’s proposed intervention, he said, “In the process of killing Islamic terrorists in Nigeria, American drones and war planes will end up targeting Islamic clerics, Muslim-dominated settlements, mosques, and madrasas.”
He claimed the real motive behind America’s renewed interest in Nigerian Christians was to destabilise the country, install compliant leaders, and exploit its natural resources.
“The whole aim of America’s ‘new love for Christians’ is to create war in Nigeria, destroy it as a potential regional power, install stooges, rule by proxy, and extract endless raw materials for their satisfaction,” Shehu stated.
He likened the situation to U.S. interventions in countries such as Iraq, Syria, Somalia, and Afghanistan, which he said left destruction and chaos in their wake.
“When one recalls these countries, one cannot stop seeing America as the Devil Incarnate,” Shehu added.
He concluded his post with a photo of Trump in court and the words, “The devil is a liar.”